Honorary Canadians

Honorary Canadians

This room is dedicated to the artists who, while not born here, made a meaningful mark on Canadian music. Whether they came to record, perform, collaborate, or simply found inspiration on Canadian soil, these Honorary Canadians became part of the story. Some stayed briefly, others put down roots—but all contributed to the cultural fabric in unique ways. From one-off sessions to lasting legacies, this is a salute to the outsiders who felt right at home in Canada.

Tracks

Artist Track Title
Mike* Ferro Soldier In The Rain Bridges b/w Soldier In The Rain
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Hard Hard Times Shirley Lewis Show Band
Ellen McIlwaine Underground River Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Happy Dolls Bombie Show Album No. 1
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Street Girl Love Serenade
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Stormy Weather Amist the Black Eyes
Jonathan Edwards People Get Ready Sailboat
Nelson* Riddle The Caribou British Columbia Suite
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Are You Confused Love Serenade
Ellen McIlwaine We The People Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Handzya Ukrainian Pops
Albert Jones* You and Your Love The Facts of Life
Cal* Bostic Georgie Girl Introducing...
Priscilla* Rollins If You Should Lose Me Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Tony McManus Chalaneru The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra I See Your Face Before Me And I Love Her
Cal* Bostic There You Are Introducing...
Jack Holland The Time Or the Place The Eyes of a Dreamer
Exponians Wicked Woman Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Ellen McIlwaine Danger Zone Everybody Needs It
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Love Serenade Love Serenade
Cal* Bostic That's All Introducing...
Joe* Glazer We are Building a New Party A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Boots Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* A Cossack Beyond the Danube Ukrainian Pops
Zambonis* Helmet (instrumental) To Bleed Black and Gold
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars Maple Sugar Two Step Maple Sugar Two Step // I Want a Girl
The Revelaires* You're So Wrong You're So Wrong b/w She Wears My Ring
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Moanin Shirley Lewis Show Band
Aarons And Ackley* Annalee ST
Ellen McIlwaine Never Tell Your Mother She's Out of Tune We the People
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) (There's a Lot of Different Kind of) People in the World Love Serenade
Ellen McIlwaine Love and Devotion Ellen McIlwaine
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Good Time Blues Shirley Lewis Show Band
David Amram Alfred the Hog Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Sidewinders Flat Foot Hustlin' Flatfoot Hustlin'
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* You Belong to Me You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)
Dils* Red Rockers (Les rockers rouge) Made In Canada
Happy Dolls Pick Up the Pieces Show Album No. 1
Priscilla* Rollins Let the Good Times Roll Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Priscilla* Rollins Goody Goody Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Oscar* McLollie Love Will Get You ST
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Am I Blue And I Love Her
Happy Dolls Shake Your Booty Show Album No. 1
Hopeton* Lewis Think Positive Think Positive // Story Book Children
Ernie* Smith Freedom Street Skareggae
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Country Feelin' Amist the Black Eyes
Happy Dolls Sweet Gypsy Rose Show Album No. 1
Oscar* McLollie She's a Child Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* You're My Honey I'm a Song
Aarons And Ackley* Don't You And I
Loni Gamble Circles ST
Jack Holland Sylvia The Eyes of a Dreamer
Ernie* Smith Everything Crash Skareggae
Alpha Centauri One Night at a Time ST
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Priscilla* Rollins Why Can't I touch You Lover's Choice Vol. 1
David Amram Deep South Evening Light Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Ellen McIlwaine Hang On to a Dream Everybody Needs It
Ellen McIlwaine Nothing Left to be Desired Everybody Needs It
Happy Dolls Misty Blue Show Album No. 1
Nelson* Riddle The Route of the Haidas British Columbia Suite
Ursa Major* Stage Door Queen ST
Nelson* Riddle Valley of the Swans British Columbia Suite
Matt Lucas* The Last Song Matt Gets Blue
Ellen McIlwaine Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven (But Nobody Wants to Die) We the People
Ernie* Smith Top Rankin Skankin To Behold Jah
Loni Gamble In love for the First Time ST
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars I Want a Girl Maple Sugar Two Step // I Want a Girl
Aarons And Ackley* Five O'Clock You And I
Ellen McIlwaine It's Growing Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ellen McIlwaine (I Gotta) Ramble Just Like You Ellen McIlwaine
Ellen McIlwaine Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven (But Nobody Wants to Die) Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Buddy Knox Swingin' Daddy ST (mono)
Ursa Major* Lay Me Down ST
Joe* Glazer We Shall Not Be Moved A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Show and Tell Love Serenade
Jonathan Edwards Weapon of Prayer Sailboat
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Time After Time And I Love Her
Oscar* McLollie Chilliwack Valley B.C. (Oscar McLollie) ST
Cal* Bostic May I Introducing...
The Revelaires* Cab Driver Great Pretender b/w Cab Driver
Zambonis* Let's Go Whalers To Bleed Black and Gold
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Livin' the Blues Shirley Lewis Show Band
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Jakiv Came to Visit Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* King of the Cops I'm a Song
Ellen McIlwaine Jimmy Jean Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Exponians Yellow Bird Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Ellen McIlwaine All to You Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Matt Lucas* I'm Movin' On The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On
Dave Gordon & Kay* I Love That Hockey Team I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow
Buddy Knox Hula Love ST
Ernie* Smith Who I Am To Behold Jah
Happy Dolls Drum Solo Show Album No. 1
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Reapers Harvest Ukrainian Pops
Ellen McIlwaine In My Time of Dying Fear Itself
Buddy Knox Devil Woman ST
Eddie* Murray Montreal, Canada Blues Montreal, Canada Blues b/w Stepping High Dance
Zambonis* Cool Shots (Theme Song) To Bleed Black and Gold
Jonathan Edwards Carolina Caroline Sailboat

Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* - Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection

Kyiv, 🇺🇦

FEATURED

The Revelaires* - You're So Wrong b/w She Wears My Ring

Detroit, Michigan, 🇺🇸 → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

The Revelaires* - Great Pretender b/w Cab Driver

Detroit, Michigan, 🇺🇸 → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt Lucas* - Matt Gets Blue

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

Ursa Major* - ST

New York, New York, U.S.A.

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Ellen McIlwaine

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Country Mcdonald Joe* - War War War

Washington, DC, USA

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Amist the Black Eyes

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Shirley Lewis Show Band

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* - I'm a Song

Birmingham, England, UK→Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Cal* Bostic - Introducing...

Anniston, Alabama, 🇺🇸→Port Arthur, Ontario, 🇨🇦→Erie, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Aarons And Ackley* - ST

Portland, Oregon, 🇺🇸 (Jim Ackley); Cleveland, Ohio, 🇺🇸 (Chuck Aarons) - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt Lucas* - The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Tommy Makem - Vancouver b/w Better Times

Keady, County Armagh, Northern Ireland → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - ST

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

David Amram - Summer Nights, Winter Rain

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸*

FEATURED

Bluebird* - Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost

Mercer Island, Washington, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Loni Gamble - ST

Philadelphia, 🇺🇸 - Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

Dave Gordon & Kay* - I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow

Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

FEATURED

Albert Jones* - The Facts of Life

Gary, Indiana, 🇺🇸 - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Alpha Centauri - ST

Priscilla* Rollins - Lover's Choice Vol. 1

Nassau, Bahamas - Toronto, Ontario

Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection

You're So Wrong b/w She Wears My Ring

Great Pretender b/w Cab Driver

The Revelaires (3)

The Revelaires (2)

The Revelaires

The Revelaires You're So Wrong (1)

The Revelaires Great Pre (1)

Matt Gets Blue

ST

Ursa Major - ST Side 2

Ursa Major - ST Side 1

Ursa Major - ST BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Honky Tonk Angel

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 02

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 01

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Everybody Needs It

We the People

Fear Itself

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (5)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (8)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (7)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (4)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (3)

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